Take charge of your own creations like never before! Create your very own one of a kind BEADS with precious metal or polymer clay! You can create tons of great figures and jewelry pieces ranging from fun and chunky to delicate and sophisticated. Be sure to check out our great selection of books on Precious Metal and Polymer Clay for great design ideas!

Crimp beads and Crimp tubes are a vital element when designing with nylon coated jewelry wire. What's the difference between a crimp bead and a crimp tube? Crimp beads are round and look like little metal seed beads. Crimp tubes are more cylindircal. Crimp beads take up less space in your design, but crimp tubes offer more surface contact with the wire, thus making them a bit more secure. Basically, you'll want to select a crimp tube when finishing off the ends of necklaces and bracelets, or when your crimp will not be highly visible. Choose a crimp bead when incorporating crimps into more visible areas of your designs such as when showcasing your wire, illusion designs, and when using them as accent beads or spacers.Use a crimp forming plier for best crimping results.

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Seed Beads

Preciosa Ornela rocaille seed beads are by far our most popular and versatile seed bead available. Preciosa Ornela rocaille seed beads are of superior quality, machine cut, and are highly valued for their use in bead stringing, bead weaving, embroidery and much much more! Preciosa seed beads are proven to be of the upmost value, and demonstrate the highest level of shape consistency.